MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
09/06/1974
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK EMPIRES AT MONTREAL HABITANTS
GAME ID: 1961 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 1974 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Empires (75-65) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1
Montreal Habitants (75-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Razor-Sharp Pierce Blanks Montreal
New York Empires pitcher Jon Pierce really got it done at LaSalle Stadium in a 3-0 shutout victory over the Montreal Habitants, shutting them down on 5 hits.

"It was just one of those games where everything went right. I threw a lot of strikes," Pierce said. "And the pitches they did get to hit, they didn't do anything with them."

The 27-year-old issued no walks and had 9 strikeouts in the Empires win.

In 31 starts this year, Pierce has posted 18 wins while suffering 8 losses. He has pitched 246.1 innings, allowed 203 hits, struck out 156 and has a 2.30 ERA.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hickey CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 14 61
L. Bickle 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 6 67
R. Lintner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 20 64
E. Ellison C 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .245 15 53
P. Brower LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 12 62
   a-J. Caldwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 5 30
D. Matuzak SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .208 6 45
A. Castro RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .231 4 31
J. Abarca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .264 4 25
J. Pierce P 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 1 14
Totals 32 3 4 2 4 9 12      
a - J. Caldwell substituted for P. Brower in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Bickle (27, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Ellison (15, 1st Inning off M. Esparza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Bickle 2 , E. Ellison 4 , P. Brower , A. Castro
2-out RBI: E. Ellison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hickey , A. Castro , J. Abarca
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Abarca (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Chavez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 3 34
J. Sullivan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 14 64
E. Hudson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295 19 75
D. Hill 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .262 14 58
T. Delaney RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .272 17 53
F. Novy 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 1 26
B. Powers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 1 15
J. Foulke C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 2 27
M. Esparza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .073 0 1
   J. Meek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Crabtree PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 1 1
   A. Johns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0 0 9 11      
a - J. Crabtree pinch hit for J. Meek in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Hudson (16, 1st Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 2 outs) , F. Novy (10, 2nd Inning off J. Pierce, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Chavez , E. Hudson 2 , F. Novy 3 , J. Foulke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Hudson 2 , D. Hill , J. Foulke
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Chavez (38)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Novy (20)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pierce W (18-8) 9.0 5 0 0 0 9 0 113 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pierce 86
Batters Faced: J. Pierce 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pierce 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pierce 113-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Esparza L (9-8) 5.2 3 3 2 4 6 1 80 3.58   
J. Meek 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.10   
A. Johns 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Esparza 55
Batters Faced: M. Esparza 24, J. Meek 8, A. Johns 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Esparza 4-7, J. Meek 3-3, A. Johns 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Esparza 80-46, J. Meek 27-16, A. Johns 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Meek 3-1
WP: M. Esparza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Pierce
Ballpark: LaSalle Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 25153
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